The Jazz of Physics: The Secret Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0465093574 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bouchet Award. . Stephon Alexander is a professor of physics at Brown University and the winner of the 2013 American Physical Society Edward A. Alexander lives in Providence, Rhode Island. He is also a jazz musician and released his first electronic jazz album with Erin Rioux
Keith E. Koenigsberg said Disappointing. I'm sorry to report that this book really let me down. The subtitle of this book is "the secret link between music and the structure of the universe" and I was hoping for some good, illuminating analogies. (I teach a course in relativity so I am not coming at this as a total novice) Unfortunately, the author's analogies are strained and forced, and left me with nothing I could use with my own students.This boo. "Inquisitive Minds Will Love it" according to Rodney B. Don't be afraid of this book. If you love exploring new ideas, you will love this book. If you like being introduced to some incredible people through biographical vignettes, you will love this book. If like a good story of discovery you will love this book.I've only finished three chapters, so I can't do a complete review yet. But here are just some of the things that those first three chapters have done for . Loved every part of this unique book I cannot say enough good things about this book. It was quite amazing to follow Dr. Alexander's journey to the world of physics through the lens of jazz. I have read review with people complaining about the book being autobiographical or even jumping subjects. That actually is what makes this book so interesting to read. I learned some new aspects of physics, it helped strengthen other elements of physics I ha
Following the great minds that first drew the links between music and physics-a list including Pythagoras, Kepler, Newton, Einstein, and Rakim-The Jazz of Physics reveals that the ancient poetic idea of the Music of the Spheres," taken seriously, clarifies confounding issues in physics. More than fifty years ago, John Coltrane drew the twelve musical notes in a circle and connected them by straight lines, forming a five-pointed star. Inspired by Einstein, Coltrane put physics and geometry at the core of his music. The Jazz of Physics will fascinate and inspire anyone interested in the mysteries of our universe, music, and life itself.. Physicist and jazz musician Stephon Alexander follows suit, using jazz to answer physics' most vexing questions about the past and future of the universe
If you spend one evening of your life contemplating the relationship between art and science, spend it with this book."-Professor Lee Smolin, founding member of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics and author of The Trouble with Physics"Is the universe a musical instrument that plays itself? It is according to Stephon Alexander, a string theorist who shares his journey from a crime ridden junior high school to the upper echelons of physics and jazz. So I'll forever be grateful to musician/physicist Stephon Alexander, who describes the profound ways in which notes and numbers are connected. There is also a message about scientific progress: It isn't just about a sterile quest to make a better equation, but also the struggle to build deeper connections between people and between us and the universe at large."-Jaron Lanier, author of Who Owns th